To keep Shio out of trouble, we’ve been hunting down treat dispensing toys to keep his mind busy and his belly full. This is the perfect equation for a dog that will stay happy. With these toys, we don’t buy special treats to put in although they are available to buy. We just use the…
I was randomly researching some animals in Australia when I came across a picture of a Dingo. Shibas look so much more like Dingoes than foxes or wolves and I am so amazed that no one compares Shio to a Dingo. Shocking! Dingo: Shio: Tweet This Post
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you’re right! I had never looked that closely at dingos before.
now I want a dingo pup. lol. Aww…Shio had floppy ears when he was little!
I have a rescue dog that we think is either part Shiba or Korean Jindo. He looks a lot like a dingo, but has the curled up tail like a jindo.He’s great instead of barking he makes a weird howling sound. Great dog.
My dog is Half Korean Jindo and Half Siberian Husky. He looks just like a Dingo. It’s awesome!!
when im older, im gonna get a dingo!!!! <3 CUTE! 
Why these dingos are not allowed to be “humanised” by touching and feeding them when they are babies is beyond me. The Australian lawmakers need to get a clue ~ these dingos are God’s creation just as other dogs are. There is no reason to assume they cannot be humanised successfully. It isn’t right to treat them the way they get treated.
THEY DON’T RESEMBLE EACH OTHER AT ALL!
NOT EVEN REMOTELY~
Have you seen the study on NatGeo about the domestication of silver foxes?
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/taming-wild-animals/ratliff-text/2
…and I landed here from a bit of research on thylacines! Shiba inu, Akita inu, Dingo, Carolina dogs, New Guinea Singing Dogs look fairly similar: a “primitive” yellow dog type. Native Americans had (according to one source I read) two types of dogs: the Yellow Dog type (like Dingoes) and the “wolf” type (Malamute, Greenland Eskimo dog, various Native dogs of the far north, (Siberians, same thing across the Bering Sea). All dogs are a subspecies of Wolf, some just remain closer to the original model.
If you fall in love with one of these primitive breeds, remember IT IS NOT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER! Siberians and others made great pets, IF you understand the breed: high prey drive (yes, it will try to eat your cat, your yard bunnies, your squirrels, your neighbor’s cat, your guinea pig, your guinea fowl… let me tell you about my friend’s $500 guinea fowl, after the Siberian got it)… Low obedience quotient (it is possible to train them, it just takes more brains and effort on your part, they do not do something because the Boss said so, they do it because there is something in it for them too and you are an excellent pack leader)… high energy (they need a job, buddies, maybe a 30 mile run pulling 300 pounds)… they climb, they dig, they escape (invisible fences really are)(and so are any below about 6 feet, and any that don’t have dig-proof bases)… I will never be able to own a round-eared dog again, it will always be one of these awesome “primitive” breeds, but if you like them, research them, talk to people who have them, make sure you can handle them, and that they fit into your lifestyle, a dog isn’t a pair of jeans you can return if it doesn’t fit, it is forever!
I’ve always thought they look similar, so cute! And you’re not seeing things, they are related!
“The American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) regards the dingo as a breed belonging to the Spitz and Primitive Group.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo) and Shiba Inus are part of the Spitz category. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz)
So Bump, sorry but look a little harder. 
both pics are soooooooooooooooo cute
thanks!
I agree x 1,000.
Our Shiba was a handful from day 1 and continues to keep us on our toes.
But oh how we love our primitive spitz type crazy dogs.
Suuupppeeerrrrrr cute. I <3 Shibas+dingos
As an Aussie, I think the dingo is much thinner in the nose and body, so similar, but not the same, and you wouldn’t want a dingo as a pet, unless you want your children mauled by it! They try that very often at Fraser Island. They are wild dogs, rarely able to be domesticated, although the red Cattle Dog is a hybrid that tends to be safe around children.
i used 2 have a dingo pit.she was nice but mean?
While Josh and I were out this morning, Shio got busy doing all the things that he loves to do in this world. This is what I came home to: 1. Half eaten broccoli snacks 2. Chewed rope toy 3. Shredded take out menu (I think it’s for a Thai restaurant) 3. Sneakers with plastic…
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Is Shio left to roam when you’re out and “normally” not do this — or — is this sheer retaliation for the Halloween get up! lol
Nice work, Shio, you cutie!
Kim – You may be right, this is payback for torturing him with costumes for Halloween! I kid… we think he gets upset when we leave and takes anything that smells the most like us… which are our stinky sneakers.
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